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24th Anniversary Season

PRESENTS

Directed by Darrell W. Cox

Assistant Directed by Eric Burgher and Harmony FranceStage Managed by Jordan Muller

Assistant Stage Managed by Kaylie Honkala

Featuring Anthony John Lawrence Apodaca, Dennis Bisto,

Rebecca Julia Brown, Maryann Carlson, Chris Carr, Eric J. Ciak, Alex Fisher, LJ Flora, Jeff Gamlin, Carly Jo Geer, Philena Gilmer, Charles Glenn, Rob Grabowski, Desmond Gray, Aaron Holland,

Konstantin Khrustov, Khalil Lesaldo, Kaitlyn Majoy, Jack McCabe, Christopher McMorris, Katrina V. Miller, Stephanie Monday,

Joseph W. Moore III, Todd Neal, Brennan Roche, Sarai Rodriguez, Andrew L. Saenz, Sheridan Singleton, Adam Soule, Aaron Spencer,

Elise Spoerlein, Scott Stockwell, Rachel Weeks, Jin You

HELLCAB received its World premiere production by Famous Door Theatre in Chicago in 1992

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CAST

Driver ...................................................................................................................................... Konstantin Khrustov

Ensemble (Alphabetical Order)Anthony John Lawrence Apodaca, Dennis Bisto, Rebecca Julia Brown, Maryann Carlson*,

Chris Carr, Eric J. Ciak, Alex Fisher, LJ Flora, Jeff Gamlin, Carly Jo Geer, Philena Gilmer, Charles Glenn, Rob Grabowski, Desmond Gray, Aaron Holland**, Khalil Lesaldo, Kaitlyn Majoy, Jack McCabe, Christopher McMorris, Katrina V. Miller, Stephanie Monday, Joseph W. Moore III,

Todd Neal, Brennan Roche, Sarai Rodriguez, Andrew L. Saenz, Sheridan Singleton, Adam Soule, Aaron Spencer, Elise Spoerlein, Scott Stockwell, Rachel Weeks, Jin You

*Denotes Profiles Ensemble Member

**Member of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

SET TING

Christmas Eve 1992, various neighborhoods around Chicago

PRODUCTION STAFF

ARTISTIC DIRECTORS ..............................................................................................Darrell W. Cox, Joe Jahraus,BOARD CHAIR ..................................................................................................................................... Bruce BeatusBOARD MEMBERS ........................................................................................................Matt Irvine, Eric Burgher, Maryann Carlson, Greg YeagerDIRECTOR ............................................................................................................................................Darrell W. CoxASSISTANT DIRECTORS ................................................................................... Eric Burgher, Harmony FranceSTAGE MANAGER ..............................................................................................................................Jordan MullerASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER .....................................................................................................Kaylie HonkalaSET DESIGN ......................................................................................................................................... Shaun RenfroPRODUCTION TECHNICAL DIRECTOR.............................................................................................. Jim MooreRESIDENT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR...................................................................................................... Rick JulienLIGHT DESIGN ......................................................................................................................................... Mike DurstCOSTUME DESIGN ......................................................................................................................... Raquel AdornoSOUND DESIGN/ORIGINAL MUSIC ............................................................................................... Jeffrey LevinENSEMBLE UNDERSTUDIES.............................................................................. Teri Schnaubelt, Rus RainearGRAFFITI ARTIST ......................................................................................................................Anthony VenturiniCASTING CONSULTANT .................................................................................Erica Sartini, Two Birds CastingLITERARY MANAGER ...................................................................................................................Michael CarnowASSISTANT LITERARY MANAGER ............................................................................................... Elise SpoerleinPUBLICIST ...................................................................................................... Cathy Taylor Public Relations Inc.POSTER ART .................................................................................................................................. Christopher CarrWEBSITE DESIGN ............................................................................................................................. Justin SiddonsGRANTS COORDINATOR ................................................................................................................... Brady FuquaINTERNS ................................................................................................ Nate Dion, Carly Jo Geer, Rose Hamill, Miles Mabry, Joe Moore, Grace Stratton,

Profiles Theatre is a not-for-profit equity theatre company and is partially supported by a CityArts Program One grant from the City of Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs, and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

General operating support is also provided by The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, the Baird Brown Charitable Fund of The Chicago Community Foundation and the Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation.

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Sincerely,

Darrell W. CoxArtistic DirectorPro�les �eatre

We would team up with Will Kern in 2010 on the World Premiere of Kid Sister and at that time began to kick around the idea of producing Hellcab. �e 20 year anniversary of the show was approaching in 2012 and thought this would be the ideal time to give this show back to Chicago—the play has had a rich production history since opening in ‘92, having been produced all over the world. A �lm of the play exists as well, with a cast of many Chicago actors. What Will didn’t expect was that we would want to produce it with 34 actors playing all the various passengers. Every production of Hellcab onstage to this point involved 6 actors playing all the di�erent fares and a cab driver. However, when I read the play I was really taken by how much I cared about everyone—and how this play really captures Chicago and all its eccentricity and diversity. Which makes sense, given the majority of what you see in the story are actual passengers Will encountered while driving a cab in Chicago in the early 90’s.

�rst encountered Hellcab in 1999 at the Ivanhoe �eatre. �e Famous Door production had been running 7 years at that point –eventually closing in 2002 a�er an unprecedented 10-year run. I fully expected the show to be woefully out of shape and quite frankly underwhelming. Based on our own experiences at Pro�les regarding long runs—I knew it was very di�cult to keep a show in shape over many months. At the time, we were fully immersed in the American Premiere of Popcorn, which would easily be our longest running show (eventually closing in 2002 a�er a 22 month run). A�er all, this was a late-night show that had gone through numerous cast changes—even the show’s title had been changed, initially opening as Hellcab Does Christmas. But, this production was directed by Dado and had Larry Neumann Jr. as the driver. Simply put, I had great time and was really struck by how much I cared about this guy.

Needless to say, this was a huge undertaking. I would like to thank this talented, caring, gracious bunch of actors—a group you could only truly �nd in Chicago. I would also like to thank all the designers: Set Designer Shaun Renfro, Light Designer Mike Durst, Sound and Music Designer Je� Levin, Costume Designer Raquel Adorno, Technical Directors Jim Moore and Rick Julien, my Assistant Directors Eric Burgher and Harmony France along with Stage Managers, Jordan Muller and Kaylie Honkala. �ese are the folks who made what you’re about to see possible. I would also, of course, like to thank Will Kern for his collaboration—a true, generous, artist who loves playing with others. So, sit back and enjoy the ride: a day in the life of a Chicago cab driver on Christmas Eve, 1992.

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B IOGR APHIES

ANTHONY JOHN LAWRENCE APODACA (Ensemble) is excited to make his Profiles debut in Hellcab. He was last seen in Dog and Pony’s The Whole World is

Watching at Victory Gardens. He has also been seen in Theo Ubique’s productions of Man of La Mancha as Sancho and Chess as Walter as well as Somewhere in England as Greer with Lookingglass.

DENNIS BISTO (Ensemble) is making his Chicago and Profiles debut in Hellcab. He was most recently seen in the World premiere of The First Annual Northern

Maine Arts Festival at the Middle East in Boston. He is excited to return to the stage after working primarily in student and independent films.

REBECCA JULIA BROWN (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her Chicago debut with Hellcab. She is currently an acting major at UIC. Past stage credits include Full Circle, The

Winter’s Tale, and Sweeney Todd, and in 2003, she was in the film School of Rock.

MARYANN CARLSON (Ensemble) is an ensemble member at Profiles. She most recently performed with Chicago Kids Company in their production of

Cinderella. In addition to stage managing several productions at Profiles including Bachelorette, Maryann is Profiles’ Internship Coordinator and Administrative Assistant for the Advanced Scene Study Intensive.

CHRIS CARR (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making his Profiles debut with Hellcab. Recent Chicago credits include Almost an Evening, Five Flights and Obscura. He has

also understudied at Goodman Theatre for Mary and Remy Bumppo for Bronte and On the Verge. Chris can also be seen in Stephen Cone’s film, In Memoriam.

ERIC J. CIAK (Ensemble) has been in numerous shows around town and was last seen in True Blue at Gorilla Tango Theatre. He has also worked with Black Sheep Productions

and Metropolis Theatre.

ALEX FISHER (Ensemble) is thrilled to make her debut at Profiles Theatre. Recent credits include Alais in The Lion in Winter with Idle Muse Theatre Company and Sophia

Western in Tom Jones with Polarity Ensemble.

LJ FLORA (Ensemble) is excited to be working with Profiles Theatre. She received a BA in Theatre, along with training at Second City, Act I, Profiles, and Artistic Home.

Recently she has appeared in The Diaries of Adam and Eve at Evergreen Theatre, Hamlet and King Lear at Chase Park Theatre.

JEFF GAMLIN (Ensemble) returns to Profiles after understudying for Sweet and Sad. Past credits include Who’s Afraid of

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Virginia Woolf? at Redtwist Theatre, Alien Queen, and RENT as Tom Collins at the Paramount Theater. Next, Jeff will direct the World premiere of Still at Spotlight Theater, where he serves as Artistic Director.

CARLY JO GEER (Ensemble) is making her professional debut with Hellcab. She is currently a senior at Columbia College where she studies acting. Favorite

roles include Bottom in A Midsummer Nights Dream, Roberta in Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical, and Mrs. Butterworth in The Book of Liz.

PHILENA GILMER (Ensemble) was most recently seen in Rhinoceros with the Organic Theatre Company and Butterflies are Free with

Big Noise Theatre. She comes from Virginia where she was company member of The Barter Players.

CHARLES GLENN (Ensemble) is appearing with Profiles for the first time. He has been seen in various productions in the Chicagoland area through the years and

has worked with the Prop Theatre, Steppenwolf, Chicago Theater Company, Illinois Theater Center, Stage Actors Ensemble, Second City, Raven Theatre, Pegasus Players, Touchstone and Shakespeare on the Green.

ROB GRABOWSKI (Ensemble) is making his Profiles debut. Other theaters he’s worked with in Chicago include Infusion, The Ruckus and Piccolo to name a few.

Rob performs regularly at iO Chicago, Comedy Sportz Chicago and the Playground.

DESMOND GRAY (Ensemble) is making his Profiles debut with Hellcab. He was most recently seen as Mika in The Inconvenience’s Hit The Wall at the

Steppenwolf Garage. Desmond has also worked with Bailiwick Chicago, Timeline, Theatre Seven and Collaboraction.

AARON HOLLAND (Ensemble) is excited to make his Profiles debut in Hellcab. Recent credits include Goodnight Moon and Dot & Ziggy with Chicago Children’s

Theatre, A Christmas Carol at The Goodman Theatre, The Brother/Sister Plays at Steppenwolf Theatre, Passing Strange at Bailiwick Chicago and Romeo & Juliet at TUTA. Aaron is a literary manager and playwright-in-residence at Bailiwick Chicago.

KONSTANTIN KHRUSTOV (Driver) is excited to be part of his first production with Profiles Theatre. He graduated from the Second City acting

program and recently from the ActOne Meisner program. He has also appeared in many independent and student films around Chicago.

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KHALIL LESALDO (Ensemble) is relatively new to Chicago and thrilled to be working with Profiles after understudying the role of Warren in their

production of After. Previous Chicago credits include performances of Wrong Mountain at Rare Terra, Predator: The Musical with Roundhouse Productions, and Wait Until Dark at Jedlicka Performing Arts.

KAITLYN MAJOY (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her Profiles debut. Recent Chicago credits include work with Prologue Theatre, Nothing Special Productions, and

The State Theatre. Favorite roles include Cecily in The Importance of Being Earnest and Beverly in The Shadow Box.

JACK MCCABE (Ensemble) has appeared in Profiles’ productions of Men of Tortuga and Autobahn. He has worked with such companies as Steppenwolf, Victory

Gardens, A Red Orchid, American Theatre Co., Live Bait, European Repertory Theatre, and The New Colony. Jack wrote and produced the short film Christmas Eve at McTavish’s which has been selected for the New Filmmakers of New York Winter Series.

CHRISTOPHER MCMORRIS (Ensemble) is elated to make his Profiles Theatre debut. He has worked on numerous stages in Chicago including No

Child with St. Martin Rep, Alice of the House of Carrol for National Pastime and Piece Meal Clan with MPPAACT.

KATRINA V. MILLER (Ensemble) is so pleased to make her Profiles Theatre debut. She is a senior member at Black Ensemble Theater having been in several

productions since 2001. Her most recent productions there were The Marvin Gaye Story and All In Love Is Fair for which she won best lead actress from BTAA and Black Excellence Awards.

STEPHANIE MONDAY (Ensemble) is delighted to be returning to Chicago for Hellcab and appearing with Profiles for the first time. She has also worked with

Steppenwolf Theatre and Forward Theatre Company in Madison, Wisconsin. Ms. Monday’s favorite roles include Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire and Alexa Vere de Vere in As Bees In Honey Drown.

JOSEPH W. MOORE III (Ensemble) is appearing with Profiles Theatre for the first time and making his professional debut with Hellcab. He is currently attending

Columbia College Chicago where he appeared in The Shipment, Love Song Vignettes and A Raisin in the Sun.

TODD NEAL (Ensemble) appears with Profiles for the first time. Other productions include A Matter Of Time at the Viaduct Theatre and We Have Always Lived in The

Castle with City Lit Theatre. When not acting, Todd is a proud doorman in the South Loop.

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BRENNAN ROCHE (Ensemble) is making his Chicago and Profiles debut with Hellcab after recently graduating from Loyola Marymount University with credits

including Adam in The Shape of Things, Hal in Proof, and Speed in The Odd Couple.

SARAI RODRIGUEZ (Ensemble) is a native Texan and is thrilled to perform in her first Profiles production. She is a YoungArts alumn Merit Award winner, as

well as a Joci Award winner from the Las Casas Foundation for Excellence in the Performing Arts.

ANDREW L. SAENZ (Ensemble) makes his Chicago acting debut in Hellcab and is thrilled to be working with Profiles Theatre for the first time. In Waco, Texas, he

appeared in Anna in the Tropics and Macbeth with Jones Theatre as well as Almost, Maine and Enchanted April with Mabee Theatre.

SHERIDAN SINGLETON (Ensemble) is very excited to make her debut at Profiles Theatre. Her most recent performances include The War to End War in the

2012 Chicago Fringe Festival and Dark of the Moon with the Pittsburgh Playhouse.

ADAM SOULE (Ensemble) is happy to be back at Profiles after his debut in last season’s Bachelorette. Other recent Chicago credits include WildClaw’s The Life of

Death, Broken Nose’s My First Time, and VTC’s Woman School. Adam recently wrapped principal photography on Jason Knade’s Searching for Venice and is represented by Big Mouth Talent.

AARON SPENCER (Ensemble) appears with Profiles for the first time. He was most recently seen in Twelve Angry Men at Center Stage Theatre in Lake Forest. He comes

from Salt Lake City, Utah where he performed at The Pioneer Theatre and The Egyptian Theatre and studied theatre at the University of Utah.

ELISE SPOERLEIN (Ensemble) is making her Profiles stage debut after assistant directing Bachelorette, In a Forest, Dark and Deep, and After. Recent Chicago acting

credits include In the Jungle with Wakadoo Productions, The Promise at side project, and The Red Stuff with ATC. Elise is also the Assistant Literary Manager at Profiles.

SCOTT STOCKWELL (Ensemble) is happy to be working with Profiles again after understudying for Robert Breuler in Sweet and Sad. His favorite Chicago credits include

Falstaff in Merry Wives of Windsor and Splatter Theater with the Annoyance Theatre.

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RACHEL WEEKS (Ensemble) is making her Profiles Theatre debut with Hellcab. Her Chicago credits include Art Heist with Abraham Werewolf and multiple

collaborations with Redmoon Theater. She is a graduate of Northwestern University.

JIN YOU (Ensemble) is ecstatic to be working with Profiles. After many years of graduate school in California, she’s grateful to be back on stage and back home in

Chicago. At DePaul, she appeared in Twelfth Night, Antigone and The Claw. Jin is represented by Paonessa Talent Agency.

PRODUCTION STAFF

WILL KERN (Playwright) is the author of Hellcab, one of the longest-running shows in Chicago theater history. Originally produced in 1992 by Famous Door Theater, Hellcab was scheduled for twelve performances as a late show, but its success with audiences and critics kept it going. It eventually landed it on the main stage in 1993, where it stayed, with many cast changes and at various theaters, until 2002. The stories from Hellcab are taken from real life - 85% of the play is true, and happened to the author. The other 15% are based on stories heard. Some of Mr. Kern’s other theater writing credits include Kid Sister which received its World premiere at Profiles Theatre in 2010 and Mothers and Tigers: True Stories of Korean Women at Chaimoo Theater, in Seoul, South Korea, in 2008. Currently, Mr. Kern teaches debate and narrative communication strategies at Sungshin Women’s University in Seoul. He is married, and has a two-year-old son.

DARRELL W. COX (Director) is Co-Artistic Director of Profiles Theatre and most recently directed the Midwest premiere of Bachelorette by Leslye Headland. Prior to that, he directed the American premiere of The Wonderful World of Dissocia by Anthony Neilson, Profiles’ Midwest premieres of This is How it Goes, “Coax” and the titular piece from Things We Said Today and Profiles’ long running hit, Autobahn, all by Neil Labute. Mr. Cox has directed numerous productions for Profiles over the years

including the Midwest premieres of The Radiant Abyss by Angus MacLachlan and Wonder of the World by David Lindsay-Abaire. Other directorial credits for Profiles include The Water Engine, How the Other Half Loves and The Twilight Zone: The Series.

ERIC BURGHER (Assistant Director) is an ensemble member of Profiles Theatre where he was most recently seen in the Midwest premiere of Sweet and Sad by Richard Nelson. Eric has also assistant directed Profiles’ productions of Apple, Blackbird, Wonder of the World, Snakebit, and Jump to Cow Heaven. Eric is an adjunct faculty member at Columbia College Chicago, where he has also directed Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca and The Shape of Things by Neil LaBute.

HARMONY FRANCE (Assistant Director) was most recently seen as Jane in Profiles’ Midwest premiere of Sweet and Sad. She is a collective member and the Casting Coordinator at Bailiwick Chicago. Other recent credits include Next Stop: A New Musical with Route 66 Theatre Company, Rise of the Numberless with The New Colony, and Violet: A Musical with Bailiwick Chicago for which she received a Joseph Jefferson nomination and a Broadway World Award for Leading Actress. She has also appeared in A Little Night Music with Peninsula Players, Man of La Mancha with Theatre at the Center, Meet John Doe with Porchlight Music Theatre.

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JORDAN MULLER (Stage Manager) returns to Profiles Theatre where his stage managing credits include Sweet and Sad, In a Forest, Dark and Deep, A Behanding in Spokane, and Fifty Words. Jordan is a graduate of Sam Houston State University and a recent transplant to Chicago. Some of his other stage management credits include The Petrified Forest with Strawdog Theatre in Chicago and The Vagina Monologues, Chicago, Some Things You Need to Know, and Rumors in Texas.

KAYLIE HONKALA (Assistant Stage Manager) recently served as stage manager for the extended run of After with Profiles. She is a recent graduate of Millikin University where she studied theatre and worked as a stage manager for Kirkland Fine Arts Center and as lead facilitator for SMASH! Theatre Arts Camp.

SHAUN RENFRO (Set Design) returns to Profiles after designing their Midwest premiere of Sweet and Sad. Recently he was assistant set designer to Todd Rosenthal for Three Sisters at Steppenwolf, the current revival of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf on Broadway, and Mythbusters an Explosive Exhibit at MSI. Other Chicago credits include Breaks and Bikes with Pavement Group, Voodoo Chalk Circle and Talk Radio with State Theatre, and Blues for an Alabama Sky and Yellowman for Greentree Productions.

JIM MOORE (Production Technical Director) is a company member of The Hypocrites and has served as Technical Director and sometime-designer since 2002. Other Chicago companies he has worked with include A Red Orchid Theatre, Naked Eye, Rivendell, Seanachai, European Repertory, Chicago Dramatists, The House, Pegasus Players, The Factory, Walkabout, Open Eye, Barrel of Monkeys, Plasticene, The Neo-futurists, and many others. He is the Technical Director of the DCASE Storefront Theater, the Facility Manager of the Neo-futurarium, and he tours and designs with 500 Clown regularly. Jim

received a B.A. in Classical Languages and Literature from New College of Florida where he translated and produced the Roman Comedy, Mostellaria of Titus Maccius Plautus.

RICK JULIEN (Technical Director) is an Artistic Associate at Profiles Theatre where he previously served as Technical Director for After, Sweet and Sad, In a Forest, Dark and Deep, Bachelorette, Assisted Living, A Behanding in Spokane, Fifty Words, Reasons to be Pretty, Kid Sister and Jailbait. Other recent Chicago credits include The Fisherman with Stage Left Theatre, The Improv Play with InFusion Theatre and many productions with BoHo Theatre, including I Am My Own Wife, which won the Jeff Award for Outstanding Set. Rick is also the Technical Director at the Beverly Arts Center. He has been involved in theatre and live productions for over 20 years.

MIKE DURST (Lighting Design) returns to Profiles after designing lights for their Midwest premiere of Sweet and Sad. His work includes designs for premieres by Jonathin Tollins, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Austin Pendleton, Rajiv Joseph, and Stephen Belber. In Chicago, Mike has designed for Lookingglass Theatre, About Face Theatre, Shattered Globe, Chicago Public Radio, Adventure Stages, Pegasus Players, Theater Wit, and others. In Los Angeles, he is the resident lighting designer for Black Dahlia and Red Dog Squadron. Other credits include Pete Townshend in concert at La Jolla Playhouse, X, Live in Los Angeles at The House of Blues, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” The Nightman Cometh National Tour, Splitting Infinity Summer Play Festival and Stock Home for NYC Fringe. His Off-Broadway credits include Extinction at Cherry Lane (Red Dog Squadron) and Secrets of the Trade for Primary Stages at 59e59. Mike has received a Joseph Jefferson Award in Chicago, an Ovation Award in Los Angeles and a Craig Noel Award in San Diego.

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RAQUEL ADORNO (Costume Design) is pleased to be working with Profiles Theatre for the first time. Previous credits include The All-American Genderf*ck Cabaret for Pride Films and Plays and Starting Here, Starting Now for Theo Ubique Cabaret Theater. Raquel is a stylist and personal shopper living in Chicago.

JEFFREY LEVIN (Original Music and Sound Designer) is an Artistic Associate of Profiles Theatre and has worked as their resident composer and sound designer for two seasons. Past Profiles productions include After, Sweet and Sad, In a Forest, Dark and Deep, Bachelorette, Assisted Living, A Behanding in Spokane, Fifty Words, Reasons to be Pretty, Kid Sister, and Jailbait.

In addition to his work with Profiles, Jeffrey composes music, creates sound designs, provides musical direction, and plays piano for various Chicago venues and theatre organizations. Outside of his theatre work, Jeffrey is pursuing a Masters of Music in contemporary classical composition at DePaul University and also teaches music theory and musicianship at DePaul, the Merit School of Music, and for private students.

CATHY TAYLOR PUBLIC RELATIONS, INC. (Publicist) was started in March 2007 to promote Chicago’s local non-profit theaters. For more about Cathy Taylor Public Relations and its clients, please visit www.information.cathytaylorpr.com.

HELLCAB is produced through special arrangement with DRAMATISTS PLAY SERVICE, Inc. , New York

SPECIAL THANKS

Laura Williams, Neil LaBute, Jeff Kmiec, Stephen Sorenson, Matthew Miller, Bob Schroeder and Donna Simon Dunn at Aria Talent, Cleve Carney, David Reed and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, Benjamin Theim, Ian Streicher, Myrna Petlicki, Jessica Antes, Justin Siddons, Cherryl Marcey, Scott Stockwell, The Burgher Family, The Saints, Pat Corirossi, Bob Chicoine, Jake Jahraus, Greg Yaeger, Michael Carnow, Marcia Festen, Bruce Beatus, Rick Snyder, Greg and Anne Taubeneck, Kassie Davis, Alderman James Cappleman, Caitlin Fuller and everyone at FOOTLIGHTS.

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PRoFILES tHEAtRE PRoDUctIon HIStoRY

2012 - AFTER(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Chad Beckim

2012 - SWEET AND SAD(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Richard Nelson

2012 - IN A FOREST, DARK AND DEEP(AMERICAN PREMIERE)by Neil LaBute

2012 - BACHELORETTE(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Leslye Headkand

2011/2012 - ASSISTED LIVING(WORLD PREMIERE)by Deirdre O’Connor

2011 - A BEHANDING IN SPOKANE(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Martin McDonagh

2011 - FIFTY WORDS(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Michael Weller

2011 – REASONS TO BE PRETTY(CHICAGO PREMIERE)by Neil LaBute

2010 – KID SISTER(WORLD PREMIERE)by Will Kern

2010 – JAILBAIT(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Deirdre O’Connor

2010 – BODY AWARENESS(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Annie Baker

2010 – KILLER JOEby Tracy Letts

2009 – THE MERCY SEAT(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Neil LaBute

2009 – GRACELAND(WORLD PREMIERE)by Ellen Fairey

2009 – THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISSOCIA(AMERICAN PREMIERE)by Anthony Neilson

2009 – GREAT FALLS(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Lee Blessing

2008 – THE THUGS(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Adam Bock

2008 – MEN OF TORTUGAby Jason Wells

2008 – IN A DARK DARK HOUSE(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Neil LaBute

2008 – THIS IS HOW IT GOES(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Neil LaBute

2007 – THINGS WE SAID TODAY(WORLD & MIDWEST PREMIERES)by Neil LaBute

2007 – SOME GIRL(S)(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Neil LaBute

2007 – APPLE(AMERICAN PREMIERE)by Vern Thiessen

2006/2007 – FAT PIG(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Neil LaBute

2006 – AUTOBAHN(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Neil LaBute

2005/2006 – THE GLORY OF LIVINGby Rebecca Gilman

2005 – THE RADIANT ABYSS(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Angus MacLachlan

2005 - REPARATION(WORLD PREMIERE)by David Schulner

2004 - BLACKBIRD(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Adam Rapp

2004 - NOISE(MIDWEST PRMIERE)by Alex Jones

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2003 - WONDER OF THE WORLD(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by David Lindsay-Abaire

2003 – SNAKEBIT(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by David Marshall Grant

2002 – JUMP TO COW HEAVEN(AMERICAN PREMIERE)by Gill Adams

2002 – SOME VOICES(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Joe Penhall

2001/2002 – DOGS BARKING(AMERICAN PREMIERE)by Richard Zajdlic

1999/2000/2001 - POPCORN(AMERICAN PREMIERE)by Ben Elton

1999 - STRAY DOGS(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Julie Jensen

1998 - BABYLON GARDENS(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Timothy Mason

1997/1998 - EYE OF GOD(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Tim Blake Nelson

1997 - PADDYWACK(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Daniel Magee

1996/1997 - THE BABY DANCE(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Jane Anderson

1996 - GEOGRAPHY OF A HORSE DREAMERby Sam Shepard

1995 - GLENGARRY GLEN ROSSby David Mamet

1995 - DEATH KNOCKSby Woody Allen

1995 - ZARA SPOOK AND OTHER LURES(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Joan Ackerman

1994 - REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Rod Serling

1994 - THE TWILIGHTZONE: THE SERIESby Rod Serling(Remounted in 1995)

1994 - HITTING TOWNby Stephen Poliakoff

1994 - HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVESby Alan Ayckbourn

1993 - THE WATER ENGINEby David Mamet

1993 - MINOR DEMONS(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Bruce Graham

1992 - THE RUFFIAN ON THE STAIRby Joe Orton

1992 - ORPHANSby Lyle Kessler

1992 - CHARLIE THE CHICKENBy Jonathan Levy

1992 - CARNAL KNOWLEDGE(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Jules Feiffer

1991 - DOGG’S HAMLETby Tom Stoppard

1991 - INTERVIEWby Jean-Claude van Itallie

1991 - BATTERY(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Daniel Therriault

1990 - TRUE WESTby Sam Shepard

1990 - SEXUAL PERVERSITY IN CHICAGOby David Mamet

1989 - THE DAY ROOM(MIDWEST PREMIERE)by Don DeLillo

1988 - THE FOREIGNERby Larry Shue

Profiles Theatre, founded in 1988 by Artistic Director Joe Jah-raus, joined shortly thereafter by Artistic Director Darrell W. Cox, was formed as an actor-driven theatre ensemble dedi-cated to creating provocative and emotionally truthful produc-tions. Passionate about shaping an original vision for new works, they focused on performing World, American and Mid-west premieres as well as rarely performed plays. Critically acclaimed hits, such as BLACKBIRD, FAT PIG, GRACELAND and the multiple Jeff Award-winning KILLER JOE, established Profiles as a destination for challenging and edgy theatre. Their unique collaboration with playwright Neil LaBute led the ensemble to perform an entire season of his plays in 2007-2008. Now a Resident Artist at Profiles, LaBute remains an unequivocal artistic influence on the ensemble.

After performing at 4147 North Broadway for more than two decades, Profiles acquired an adjacent theatre at 4139 North Broadway in 2012. Profiles’ new theatre, The Main Stage, with its larger seating capacity, increased performance space and higher ceilings, accommodates more ambitious and technically demanding productions. Their long-time venue, renamed The Alley Stage, continues as the home for plays strengthened by a more intimate staging. Driven by an undiminished appetite for creating honest and resonant theatre, Profiles still seeks to present work that illuminates the determination and resiliency of the human spirit.

Joe Jahraus and Darrell W. Cox, Artistic DirectorsNeil LaBute and Rick Snyder, Resident Artists

Eric Burgher and Maryann Carlson, Ensemble Members Thad Hallstein, Rick Julien, Michael Carnow, Jeffrey Levin

Greg Yeager, Sal V. Armano and Wayne Karl, Artistic Associates